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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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